rista
Meaning
carve; cut
In Swedish: skära in (tecken) med spetsigt föremål
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rista | to carve |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ristar | jag ristar |
| Past | ristade | jag ristade |
| Supine | ristat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ristat | jag har ristat |
| Past perfect | hade ristat | jag hade ristat |
| Future | ska rista | or: kommer att rista |
| Conditional | skulle rista | jag skulle rista |
| Imperative | rista! | a command |
| Present participle | ristande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ristad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ristas |
|---|---|
| Present | ristas |
| Past | ristades |
| Supine | ristats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use ristar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rista
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rista). Which is the past tense?
rista in a sentence
- rista runorcarve runes
- rista (in) runor i stencarve runes in(to) stone
Questions
What does rista mean in English?
rista means “carve, cut”.
What is the past tense of rista?
The past tense of rista is ristade (“jag ristade”). The supine is ristat, used in “jag har ristat”.
What is the present tense of rista?
ristar, the same for every person: jag ristar, du ristar, vi ristar.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish rista.
Nearby common words
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